Sking gloves and mits



Feb. 23, 1965 J. MARCHAND 3,170,703

SKIING GLOVES AND MITS Filed Sept. 6, 1962 y IO INVENTOR.

JAQUES MARCHAND Fatented Feb. 2 3,

3,170,703 SKIING GLOVES AND MITS Jacques Marchand,'381 BroadSt.,-Newark, NJ. Filed Sept. 6, 1962, Ser. No. 221,712

4 Claims. (Cl. 280-1137) This invention relates to skiers gloves andmits, although the term gloves is used hereinafter to include mit s, asthe two are functionally the same for the purpose of the invention.

As known, ski poles are provided with looped straps, by which the twopoles used may be securely held, the skiers gloves being insertedthrough the loops and wound around the wrists, which is inconvenient andtime-consuming' This secure hold also has a hazard, viz., if a pole isaccidentally caught in rocks or tree branches for example, as sometimeshappens, the fast-moving skier is injuriously thrown. While certainsuggestions have been made for overcoming this hazard, the presentinvention avoids some of the objections to prior structures.

a For one thing, the invention eliminates the mentioned usual loop-edstraps and the mentioned procedure of engaging the gloves with them.

The managements of most skiing areas require that one of the skiershands be free when using a lift, whether the lift, is a rope lift or achair lift. This requires the release of one hand from the looped strapbefore every lift which is avoided by my invention, and the latterprovides means for conveniently carrying the usual two poles byattaching them to one glove.

The new structure also provides safety, which is done by having aself-releasing connection between the gloves and the poles in case oneor both of the latter are accidentally caught, as mentioned. Otheradvantages will be appreciated by skiers.

Another advantage of the present invention is that the gloves may beworn when not skiing.

The drawings illustrate the invention, and in'these:

FIGURES 1 and 2 show one form of the invention, the former being aside-viewed perspective and the latter a front-viewed, with the thumb ofthe glove spread out in' both views;

FIGURE 3 is a sectional view showing a snap fastener element fastened toa strap;

FIGURE 4 is a fragmentary sectional view of a ski pole and a section ofa snap fastener element connected to the top of the pole, this elementbeing complementary to the element of FIGURE 3;

FIGURE 5 is a fragmentary elevational view of the upper end portion of aski pole; and

FIGURES 6 and 7 show a modified form of the invention in which a gloveand accompanying strap are shown respectively in side-viewed andfront-viewed perspective, with the thumb of the glove outspreadiReferring to the drawings for a detailed description thereof, and atfirst to FIGURES 1 and 4, the glove of FIGURES 1 and 2 comprises afinger portion 10 and a thumb portion or stall J11, the two connected bya wide strap 12 which is sewed at its ends to the thumb part and to thefirst-finger side of the finger part 11. Two corresponding elements 14of a releasable or snap fastener are clamped onto strap 12, as shown inFigure 3. This element comprises a cap 15 on the upper surface of thestrap and a socket 16 on the under surface, the two being connected, asknown. The reason for having two similar fastener elements in the strapis to provide means whereby the two ski poles may be suspended from oneglove when the other hand is required to be free, which is mentionedabove as being a required regulation in many ski areas.

The upper end portion of a ski pole 20', having a in FIGURES 4 and 5, sothat the gloves may-thereby be.

' squeezing pressure of the hand grip 20A, is shown in FIGURES 4 and 5.A snap fastener "element 21, complementary to either of the elements 14i in strap 12, is attached to the top of the pole, .as shown afiixed tothe poles with adequate holding effect for normal use of the poles, butare selfre1easing if the lower ends of the poles are accidentally held,as previously explained. It is to be noted that by connecting the strapto the top of the pole, the required pressing-down pressure is easier onthe hand than would be the required gripping the sides of the pole.

The modified form of the invention shown in FIGURES 6 and 7 comprises aglove 25 having a thumb portion-26. A loop 27 is fastened at both endsto the wrist portion of the glove, and a strap 28 is passed thereunder,with its ends releasably connected by a buckle 29. The strap crosses theback of the hand and extends, on the palmar side, and in the form of aloop, up between the thumb and the body of the glove, and has twosimilar snap fastener elements 30, which correspond to elements 14- ofFIGURES l and 2, by which the strap may be attached to element 21 ontop'of the pole, with the same mentioned self-releasing connection.

The term glove in the specification and claims includes the term mit, asthese two forms of hand covering are strap connecting the thumb stall tothe first finger side of the glove, and a snap fastener element securedto the strap and adapted to engage a complementary fastener elementdisposed on the upper end of a ski pole when the skiers' gloved handgrips the upper end of the pole in skiing 2. The combination of a skiersglove having an individual thumb stall and an opposed first-finger side,a strap connecting the thumb stall to the first linger side of theglove, and a snap fastener element secured to the strap, a ski pole, asnap fastener element secured to the upper end of the ski pole andadapted to engage the fastener on the strap when the skiers gloved handgrips the upper end portion of the pole in skiing.

3. The combination of a skiers glove having an individual thumb stalland an opposed first-finger side, a strap connecting the thumb stall tothe first finger side of the glove, and a tfastener element secured tothe strap, a ski pole, a fastener element secured to the upper end ofthe ski pole and adapted to engage the fastener on the strap when theskiers gloved hand grips the upper end portion of the pole, saidfasteners adapted to come apart when the pole and glove are forced apartby a substantial force.

4. The combination of claim 3 including a second fastener elementsecured to said strap and spaced from said first mentioned fastenerelement secured to said strap, said second fastener element also beingadapted to engage said fastener element secured to the upper end of saidski pole, said second fastener element being adapted to come apart fromsaid fastener element secured to the upper end of the ski pol-e whensaid pole and glove are forced apart by a substantial force, said secondfastener element and said first mentioned fastener element being spacedsufliciently from one another to allow two ski poles to have theirrespective fastener c l m ents con- 7 2,751,598 I 6/56 'Romeo Q 2 16lnect-ed to said second and first mentioned fastener ele-, 2,787,003 .54/57 Parlanti 2-161 ments? FOREIGN PATENTS References Citedby the ExaminerV 5 2; nd UNITED STATES PATENTS 2 325 12 47 McDougan 0 A. HARRY LEVY,Primary Exmniner. 2,436,755 2/48 Lapel! 2-159 THOMAS J. HICKEY'. DAVIDJ. WILLIAMOWSKY,

2,710,409 6/55 Burandt '2160 10 Examiners.

1. THE COMBINATION OF A SKIER''S GLOVE HAVING AN INDIVIDUAL THUMB STALLAND AN OPPOSED FIRST-FINGER SIDE, A STRAP CONNECTING THE THUMB STALL TOTHE FIRST FINGER SIDE OF THE GLOVE, AND A SNAP FASTENER ELEMENT SECUREDTO THE STRAP AND ADAPTED TO ENGAGE A COMPLEMENTARY FASTENER ELEMENTDISPOSED ON THE UPPER END OF A SKI POLE WHEN THE SKIER''S GLOVED HANDGRIPS THE UPPER END OF THE POLE IN SKIING.